Serpent, (sculpture).

Serpent, (sculpture).

Bohlin, Peter, designer.

Meliomi, Regis, fabricator.

Serpent, (sculpture).

Big Snake, (sculpture).

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Marble and granite.

Approx. H. 30 1/2 in.

The serpent is made with seven pieces of stone placed at intervals to give the appearance that the serpent's body is snaking up and down through the surface of the sidewalk. The seven pieces of the serpent are different types of marble and granite (grey, pink, and green).

Animal -- Reptile -- Snake

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Wilkes Barre

Administered by City of Wilkes Barre, Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation, 40 East Market Street, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 18711

Located Public Square, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

The sculpture was installed during the early part of the renovation of Public Square which took place between 1974 and 1979. Children like to play on the sculpture.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

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